Hopefully new tax plan will emerge from studyA review of Louisiana’s bizarre and ineffective tax structure that is being conducted by noted economic experts should result in a new tax plan that would provide a more reasonable balance between ...

McAllister becomes target for duck shootEver since Congressman Vance McAllister, R-Swartz, was caught on video kissing a married staffer in April, the reaction from the reality TV family that endorsed him last year has been quieter than ...

PAR guide to 2014 amendments availableThe Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana today released the PAR Guide to the 2014 Constitutional Amendments. The Guide explains the potential impact of the 14 constitutional amendments that...

November turnout forecasted at 45-50 percentWhile bogged down with qualifying candidates last month, Secretary of State Tom Schedler didn’t lose sight of the true endgame coming in November and December. He said in an interview that the gen...

For health care woes, Jindal prescribes confusionYou should not drive or operate heavy machinery while attempting to understand the health care decisions made in recent years by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration. Nor should you mix the resulting...